It was announced today that James Newton Howard is the recipient of this year’s Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award, which will be presented at the annual Hollywood in Vienna Concert Gala at Vienna Concert Hall on October 16, 2015 The Max Steiner Award honors extraordinary achievements within the genre of film music by the musical capital […]
Posts Tagged ‘James Newton Howard’
James Newton Howard to Receive Max Steiner Award
Posted: March 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hollywood in Vienna, James Newton Howard, Max Steiner Award
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Expanded ‘Intersection’ and ‘Soapdish’ Soundtracks Announced
Posted: February 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Intersection, James Newton Howard, score, Soapdish, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1994 drama Intersection directed by Mark Rydell and starring Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, Lolita Davidovich and Martin Landau. The expanded soundtrack edition features the complete remastered original score from the Paramount Pictures production composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, King […]
James Newton Howard to Score ‘Concussion’
Posted: February 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Concussion, James Newton Howard, Peter Landesman
James Newton Howard has signed on to score the upcoming drama Concussion. The film is directed by Peter Landesman and stars Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Luke Wilson, Arliss Howard, Paul Reiser, David Morse and Albert Brooks. The movie centers on Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic neuropathologist who discovered football-related brain trauma in a […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 21, 2014)
Posted: November 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: All Relative, Blitz/Berlin, Didier Rachou, Extraterrestrial, Food Chains, Gil Talmi, James Newton Howard, Kato Ådland, Reach Me, Sondre Lerche, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, The Sleepwalker, Tree Adams
Only one new movie is opening wide this weekend: Expected to have the biggest opening of the year at the domestic box office is The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Woody Harrelson. The film’s original score is […]
‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’ Score Album Details
Posted: November 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack, The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
The details have been revealed of the score album for The Hunger Games: Mockinjay – Part 1. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (Maleficent, King Kong, Signs, The Sixth Sense) who previously scored the first two installments in the series. The soundtrack will be released on November 24, 2014 by Republic Records and is now available […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 31, 2014)
Posted: October 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Before I Go to Sleep, Charlie Clouser, David Wingo, Edward Shearmur, Horns, James Newton Howard, Nightcrawler, Private Peaceful, Rachel Portman, Rob, Saw, The Great Invisible
Opening in most theaters this weekend is the thriller Nightcrawler written and directed by Dan Gilroy and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton and Riz Ahmed. The film’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, Maleficent, The Sixth Sense, King Kong). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the […]
‘Nightcrawler’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: October 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Gilroy, James Newton Howard, Nightcrawler
Audio clips from the soundtrack for Dan Gilroy’s thriller Nightcrawler have been published. The film’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, Maleficent, Signs, The Sixth Sense, Michael Clayton). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 14, 2014 and physically later this month. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and […]
James Newton Howard’s ‘Eye for an Eye’ Score Released
Posted: September 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eye for an Eye, James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has released the world premiere soundtrack album for Paramount Pictures’ 1996 thriller Eye for an Eye directed by John Schlesinger and starring Sally Field, Ed Harris and Kiefer Sutherland. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, The […]
James Newton Howard to Score Dan Gilroy’s ‘Nightcrawler’
Posted: June 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Gilroy, James Newton Howard, Nightcrawler, Tony Gilroy
James Newton Howard has signed on to score the upcoming indie thriller Nightcrawler. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Dan Gilroy (Real Steel, Two for the Money) and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed and Kevin Rahm. The movie tells the story of a driven young man who discovers the nocturnal […]
